Cabeza de Vaca (1991)A handful of survivors from a disastrous 1528 Spanish expedition to Florida journey across the coast until they reach Mexico. Director:Nicolás Echevarría |
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Cabeza de Vaca (1991)A handful of survivors from a disastrous 1528 Spanish expedition to Florida journey across the coast until they reach Mexico. Director:Nicolás Echevarría |
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Juan Diego | ... | |
| Daniel Giménez Cacho | ... |
Dorantes
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| Roberto Sosa | ... |
Cascabel /
Araino
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Carlos Castañón | ... |
Castillo
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Gerardo Villarreal | ... |
Estebanico
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Roberto Cobo | ... |
Lozoya
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José Flores | ... |
Malacosa
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Eli 'Chupadera' Machuca | ... |
Sorcerer
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Farnesio de Bernal | ... |
Fray Suárez
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Josefina Echánove | ... |
Anciana Avavar
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Max Kerlow | ... |
Man in Armor
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Óscar Yoldi | ... |
Esquivel
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Ramón Barragán | ... |
Pánfilo de Narváez
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Julio Solórzano Foppa | ... |
Alcaraz
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Javier Escobar Villarreal | ... |
Young Iguase Indian
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An international award winning saga of old Mexico. In 1528, a Spanish expedition founders off the coast of Florida with 600 lives lost. One survivor, Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, roams across the American continent searching for his Spanish comrades. Instead, he discovers the Iguase, an ancient Indian tribe. Over the next eight years, Cabeza de Vaca learns their mystical and mysterious culture, becoming a healer and a leader. But soon this New World collides with the Old World as Spanish conquistadors seek to enslave the Indians, and Cabeza de Vaca must confront his own people and his past. Written by Concorde - New Horizons (with permission).
I was still up at 12 in the morning, and just happened to come across this movie in the storage room. I was expecting this film to make me fall asleep, but the exact opposite occurred! This film reminds me of Tolstoy's Resurrection. It's about a man who finally realizes that the Indians were not savages and did not need to be Christianized. It's about a man, who finally sees the light.Although there is nudity in the film, it makes the picture more realistic, as back then, the idea of clothes for the Indians were different than those of the Spanish. The image that affected me the most was the huge, gleaming silver cross, carried by hundreds of spanish soldados across Old World land. There are many interpretations of what this may mean, but for sure, it definitely represents the loss of innocence for the Indians and the final victory for the Spanish. Go and see this film! It is absolutely fantastic!